How to help your employees be super safe

During Safe Work Month, you have the power to help your employees become more financially secure should the unexpected happen. And we have tips and tools to help. 

Making sure your employees are physically and mentally protected is an important part of a safe workplace. But safety is more than just hard hats and support programs, it’s also about helping your employees have a financial safety net when life doesn’t go to plan.

You can help prioritise the financial wellness of your employees this Safe Work Month, and we can help, too.

How super can help protect employees and their loved ones

Our research shows that only about 1 in 4 Australians feel they have enough insurance to meet their needs should their circumstances unexpectedly change.¹

And some of your employees may not even know they have, or could have access, to life insurance cover through their superannuation account. The right insurance could help your employees feel they have a safety net if life doesn’t go to plan.

But making good decisions about our super and insurance can be stressful without guidance, which is where our employee financial wellbeing programs can help.

How financial education can help employees

Our research shows more than half of Australians expect employee support to improve their financial wellbeing, or would view it favourably from the employer. Where this support has been provided, 88% of employees made changes that helped them feel more protected¹, including:

• 32% were able to set clear goals for their future 
• 31% felt more confident about their financial future 
• 29% felt more in control of their current finances. 

How to help your employees this Safe Work Month

Check out National Safe Work Month campaign resources

Safe Work Australia have a range of resources to help promote Safe Work Month to your employees, including several topics around WHS.

Book an insurance information session

A benefit of being a QSuper default employer is access to super information sessions we can run for your employees online, or at your workplace. During Safe Work Month, you can book our ‘Understanding insurance through your super’ to help your employees feel more financially secure through insurance in super (including our 3 easy steps to be super safe).

Have us onsite at your workplace

If you wish, one of our team could visit your employees on site to discuss their super.

This could be in addition to any Safe Work Month events you might be holding, or to complement any existing financial wellness activities.

We’re here to help

Speak with your relationship manager or contact us to find out more about how we can help you and your employees’ financial wellbeing.

 

1. Survey of 1,000 Australians carried out by IPSOS on behalf of Australian Retirement Trust, September to November 2023.